Management and Operation: Roles, Theories, and Styles

MANAGEMENT
AND OPERATION

TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Difference between Roles and Characteristics of a Leaders.......................................................3
Role of a Leader and Functions of a Manager.............................................................................4
Management Theories.................................................................................................................5
Leadership Theories.....................................................................................................................6
Management and Leadership Styles............................................................................................7
Different approaches to operations management........................................................................8
Importance and value of operations management in achieving business objectives...................9
Factors impacting the environment of operations management and decision making..............11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Every business are bound to perform many activities which increases the economic
growth and improve the size of business organisation effectively. It is very essential for business
organisation to develop effective management strategies which improves the efficiency of all the
business activities effectively. Management is the process of analysing all the internal and
external factors which help to integrate with internal strengths of organisation to achieve its
objectives. Operations are the fundamental activities which help business to achieve its
objectives in short run. Those are the routine activities which are conducted in every business to
increase the performance to reach the set goals and increase profit margins effectively.
In this report there is brief study on leadership styles of Joan Pearson which is new head
of production department in Soft Company. Company produces mobile units which satisfies the
need and demand of customers to gain higher profit margins effectively. Report provides
information on function of leaders and managers with explanation of different theories which
increases the potential company to grow in the market and compete effectively. Soft company
also learns some effective operations management strategies and models which increases the
potential of production to increase profit margins.
Difference between Roles and Characteristics of a Leaders
Manager is a person which learns all the management principles to apply it in the
organisation and reduce risks to achieve objectives. Leaders have the role to influence people in
the organisation and increase working environment effectively (Van der Merwe and et al, 2017).
Joan Pearson has to analyse the difference between both the roles and characteristics which will
help her to develop effective strategies to increase the performance of the Soft company and
increase size in the market effectively.
Leaders Manager
Leaders develop effective vision which increases
the potential of company to integrate the entire
workforce together effectively.
Managers have the responsibility to develop plan
according to available resources and increase the
efficiency to compete in the market effectively.
Leaders have the ability to adopt to change by a
determining different types of external and factors.
Manager has the duty to maintain the performance
of the organisation by implementing management
strategies effectively.

Leaders are having innovative and creative thinking
which helps to increase the efficiency of the
business organisation to achieve core competency
in the market.
Manager has the same knowledge based on the
management principles which helps to reduce risk
effectively.
Leaders make decisions for long term benefit the
organisation.
Managers formulate short term strategies and
policies to increase performance of business.
Leaders have the skill to connect emotionally with
employees and influence them to achieve their
objectives effectively.
Managers develop effective organisation structure
which increases the communication level in the
business organisation to develop culture.
Joan Pearson has served in army and has adopted military style leaders which are not
applicable in the business organisation and it is also impacting her decisions to increase the
efficiency of the production capacity of Soft Company. She also was not effective in her
management style due to lack of proper information which reduced the quality of products and
impacted company negatively.
Role of a Leader and Functions of a Manager
It is very essential for business organisation to understand the role of leaders and manager
in the organisation which increases the efficiency of operations effectively (Maeda and et al,
2017). Joan Pearson has to develop effective strategy by understanding her respective roles as
leader and manager in Soft Company to boost the productivity of mobile production effectively.
 Manager has duty to provide proper delegation of authority and assigns roles to
employees which reduce the confusion in the company. Leader has the quality to inspire
the workforce to increase their willingness to work and achieve objectives of the
organization.
 Leaders involve their personal experience and knowledge while making decisions which
can increase the potential of the organization. Managers create policies and strategies
with the help of management theories and styles to reduce the threat in the organization.
 Leaders have the role to establish communication with each employee in the organization
and understand all the issues and manager has the role to develop effective strategies to
reduce the challenges and increase communication effectively.
 Leaders provide support to employees to innovate which increases the efficiency of the
organization to achieve objectives easily and also reduce the cost. Manager provides